Lahna Turner

Lahna Turner is a stand up comedian and actress.[1]

Age 46

Early life

As a child, Lahna and her family moved from Canada to Houston, Texas for her father’s career with Exxon.[2] While attending grade school, Lahna was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADD.[2]

Turner attended Texas State University where she earned her bachelor's degree in fine arts with a focus in photo technology. Turner worked full-time as a photographer throughout her college career. At the age of 19, she started an unofficial internship with the Associated Press, which eventually led to a freelance position with the organization.[2]

Career

Turner began her comedy career post-college in Houston where she performed three comedic songs at a local open mic night. She booked her first paying gig two months later.[3] In 2004, Turner released her first comedy album, Dick Jokes & Other Assorted Love Songs.[4] She later recorded If These Lips Could Talk (2012), her first one-hour special So…. I Wrote a Song About It (2014)[5] and Limeade (2017), the first ever comedy visual album.[6] Turner’s albums have received airplay at top radio stations across the country as well as National Lampoon's Top 40 comedy countdown, and are in rotation on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.[7][4] She also has an early, non-comedy album called Life as a Human.[8][9]

Turner made her big-screen debut in Teacher of the Year[10] where she played Ursula Featherstone. She also appeared in This Is Meg (2017),[11] Brand New Old Love (2018)[8] and is a producer of What’s Eating Ralphie May? (2019).[12][13][14][15]

Personal life

Turner married fellow comedian Ralphie May on July 3, 2005,[16] they have two children together. May died in 2017.[17]

References
  1. "Reel Nashville 2019: Too Big to Ignore". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. Editor, Adrian Gomez | Journal Arts and Entertainment. "Creative 'disability': Lahna Turner says ADD, dyslexia helped her become comedian, songwriter". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. "Being Bold: Songwriter/comedian Lahna Turner comes to Michigan and Ohio | Current Magazine". www.ecurrent.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  4. "Comedian". Lahna Turner. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  5. "Lahna Turner: So... I Wrote A Song About It". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  6. Turner, Lahna (2017-03-13). "Lahna Turner: How I Lost 500 Pounds (guest post)". Laughspin. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  7. "Lahna Turner at Hollywood Improv". Hollywood Improv. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  8. "Lahna Turner". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  9. Shuttee, Vic (2019-06-24). "Comic Lahna Turner on Loving (and Losing) Stand-Up Great Ralphie May… And Writing Music About It". Houston Press. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  10. Teacher of the Year, retrieved 2019-12-13
  11. This Is Meg, retrieved 2019-12-13
  12. "Reel Nashville 2019: Too Big to Ignore". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  13. E News "Whats Eating Ralphie May", retrieved 2020-05-04
  14. What's Eating Ralphie May?, retrieved 2019-12-13
  15. "Home". Ralphie May. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  16. Bucher, Chris (2017-10-06). "Lahna Turner, Ralphie May's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  17. Genzlinger, Neil (2017-10-06). "Ralphie May, 45, Comedian 'Who Happens to Be Fat,' Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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